Girl found beheaded in Pallabi, two arrested

A seven-year-old girl was found beheaded in the capital’s Pallabi area on Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Ramisa Akter, daughter of Abdul Hannan Molla. She lived with her family in a rented house in Block-B of Pallabi Section-11.

According to police and family members, the child was attacked with a sharp weapon around 9am.

Officer-in-Charge of Pallabi Police Station Hasan Basir said police rushed to the scene after receiving information and recovered the body. 

He said the child’s head was severed from the body and was found inside the washroom of the house.

Police are investigating the motive behind the killing, he added.

Meanwhile, police have arrested two tenants of the same building, including the prime suspect and his wife, in connection with the incident.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) later confirmed that the prime suspect, Sohel, 30, was arrested in connection with the killing and beheading of the girl.

Sohel, husband of the earlier arrested suspect, Sobna Khatun, was detained by a team from Mirpur Division Police in Narayanganj’s Fatullah around 7pm while he was in hiding after the murder, police said.